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Accession#:
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G-18221FF3-6 |
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Title:
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"Governor Colquitt Opening the Causeway May 25th 1912" |
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Author:
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Format:
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B/w photograph, postcard; 7.5 x 12.5 cm |
| Description: | "Governor Colquitt Opening the Causeway May 25th 1912." "Gov. Colquitt and Mr. John Sealy are riding in Mr. Sealy's seven passenger Packard (the first seven passenger car in Galveston). The ribbon which the car broke, signifying the opening, was held by Miss Rebecca Terry (left) and Miss Fannie Kempner (right)." |
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Date:
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May 25, 1912 |
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Terms:
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Ceremonies; People; Colquitt, Oscar Branch; Sealy, John; Terry, Rebecca; Kempner, Fannie; Automobiles; Firsts - Galveston; Galveston Bay |
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Photograph labeled Governor Colquitt Opening
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Galveston and Texas History Center, Rosenberg
Library, Galveston, Texas. November 2001.